Waste ReForum 2025

Waste ReForum 2025

Here’s to Circular Solutions!

May 28 – 30, 2025, Regina

Presentations:

Wednesday, May 28th

Workshop:  Smart Fridges, AI Assistants, and Self-Driving Cars: It’s Not the Jetsons—It’s Just Tuesday – Jeph Maystruck, Strategy Labs – Presentation

Thursday, May 29th

Opening Keynote: Roaring into the 2020s: Coming Full Circle – Christina Seidel, sonnevera corp – Presentation

Session: Knowing your Onions: Creative Strategies to Prevent Food Waste

• The Role Government can play in Building Food Recovery Networks – Jessica Regan, Foodmesh –  Presentation
• How Grassroots Diversion can change the game – Jaime White, Loop Resource –  Presentation
• PARTNERING FOR CHANGE: How Love Food Hate Waste can prevent avoidable household food waste and reduce municipal waste costs – Jessica Regan, Foodmesh –  Presentation

Session: Everything is Copacetic: Procurement Strategies for a Better Planet

• Circular Procurement for a Better Planet – Mike Fernandez, StrategyMakers Consulting – Presentation
• SARCAN Recycling: Social Procurement – Chantelle Diakuw, SARCAN  – Presentation
• Buy with Impact: Introduction to Social Procurement – Tori Williamson, Buy Social Canada – Presentation

Session: On the Level: Indigenous-led Initiatives

• Ile-a-la Crosse Fish Company – Frank Morrison – Presentation & Turning Agricultural Waste to Premium Animal Protein – Masood Risvi, NRGene Canada – Presentation
• RE-USE CENTER – Arron Watson, Ochapowace First Nation – Presentation
• Honouring the Cycle ᑲᑭᐢᑌᔨᐦᑕᒥᕽ  ᐃᐢᐸᔨᐏᐣ – Raj Bahari, BrewNature & Rebecca Acikahte, Cowessess Ventures – Presentation
• Cowessess Ventures and Environmental Stewardship – Rebecca Acikahte, Cowessess Ventures – Presentation

Session: What’s the Rumble? Advances in Plastics

• CSA R117: Plastics Recycling: Definitions, Reporting, and Measuring – Adriana Shu-Yin, CSA Group – Presentation
• The 3Rs of Microplastics: Reduce, Reuse, Repent – Kiera Greenaway, University of Alberta – Presentation

Session: Get a Wiggle on: Municipal Developments

• Smuggling ICI Waste Diversion Into City Policy – Sue Bouchard & Chelsey Studer City of Saskatoon – Presentation
• Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Waste in Regina – Willow Iorga, City of Regina – Presentation
• SK Recycles Update – Kelly Goyer & Bruce Mann, SK Recycles – Presentation

Session: Mattress Recycling Panel – SESSION VIDEO

• Mattress Stewardshipin the United States – Scott Klag, Product Stewardship Institute – Presentation
• City of Saskatoon – Ben Brodie – Presentation
• City of Swift Current – Keegan Story – Video

Friday, May 30th

Closing Keynote: Calling in Your Allies: A Perspective from the Prohibition to 2025 – Jocelyn Peltier-Huntley, Prairie Catalyst Consulting – no presentation – worksheet

Hitting on all Six: Effective Education/Marketing Campaigns (Lightning Talks)

• Recycle Your Batteries Canada! Brand Launch – Jordan Covens, Call2Recycle – Presentation
• My All-Time Favourite Campaign – Jeph Maystruck, StrategyLabs – Video
• Stretching the Possibilities – Colleen McKee, SK Recycles – Presentation
• A Pain in the Asphalt – Colleen McKee – Presentation
• SARCAN Pros & Cans – Sean Homenick, SARCAN Recycling – Presentation
• The Rise of the Recycling Hero – Laurissa Perras & Pam Berry, Ministry of Environment – Presentation
• Writers of the Storm: Counting more than Lightning Units – Jane Hubbard-Richards, SARCAN Recycling – Presentation